Detroit Lions' game on Sunday will be blacked out locally

ALLEN PARK - The Detroit Lions still had 8,500 tickets remaining at the 1 p.m. deadline today - 72 hours before kickoff - so Sunday's game against the Redskins will be blacked out on local television.

It will be the first blackout this season for the Lions, who had four games blacked out last year.

The Lions have five more home games remaining on the schedule, beginning with next week's game against the New York Jets. After two games on the road, the Lions return for a three-game homestand, beginning with the Thanksgiving Day game against the New England Patriots.

After that, the Lions will host the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers. After two more games on the road, the Lions are back at Ford Field to cap the regular season against the Minnesota Vikings.